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Brenham
VOL. 35
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BRENHAM. WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918
4,060 MEN CALLED;
ENTRAIN MAY 20TH
fill Vacancies in Engineers,
Ordnance and Q. M.
Corps.
(United Pres* Keport)
Washington. May 7. A call for
4 0<0 men <<> nil vacancies In the
rifll engineer*. the ordnance and
qtt»rterinasl<*r corps has been sent
(H], by Provost Marshal General
Crowd'1"
The nien will be drawn from all
lUtM except Arizona, Delaware and
Vermont They will entrain May
SO.
HK.tK'NC IS IIIOliI)
Forgives Her Husband.
Ilurtoii Hanker'* Activities in Lib-
ert) I.imiii CnmpnlKii
IIPVICWMI.
Reports brought to Iirenham from •
Burton by the committee from tin |
Wublngton County Home Guards [
which visited that part of the coun-
ty last *eck le'i to a hearing by the
tlKUtive committee of the Liberty
l,nan campaign committee at the
fourt house Tuesday morning.
The activities of F A. Homeyer,
banker of liurton, were inquired in-
to, the committee going fully into
the fiicts in the case. Mr. Homey-
er declined upon the stand that hi
hau no intent to retard the Liberty
Loan drive, and that he had devoted
ikuoli time and "ffort to make the
liiau a succes.
Testimony of Dr. Hilly Burnes
and T. F. Matchett was to the effect
that their work had been retarded
to some extent by the Burton bank-
»r.
Members of the executive com-
mittee held different views of the
matter, a number contending that
th committee should not condone
sue h actions, regardless of whether
they were Intentional or not. Oth-
ers held that since Burton had gone
over the top and subscribed more
than in any previous loans the mat-
ter should be dropped. On motion
Mr. Homeyer was exonerated.
AMERICAN GUNNER DESTROYS GERMAN REGULAR MEETING
SUBMARINE MARCH 17 IS ANNOUNCED OF CITY COUNCIL
(United Press Report)
Washington, May 7.—With three well-placed .shots the Amer-
ican steamer Tidewater disposed of an enemy submarine on
March 17th, a navy department report says.
"The second shot was a clean hit on the U-boat the Tidewater
commander reported.
MRS. L.E; THAXTON $96,682,800 TOTAL
DIED MONDAY EVE FOR 11TH DISTRICT
1,750,000 MEN
STILL IN CLASS 1
Statement Comes from Crow-
der's Office Today.
(United 0r»«ii Kftport)
Washington. May 7. The army
expanson program is backed by the
reservation of approximately 1,
750,00(1 physically fit men in Class
1, an ofti ial of General Crpwder's
office declared today.
install uniform fixtukks
Firemen Will Be I'repnred To An.
swer (alls from Nearby Towns.
T. W. Falkenberg, the president
of the Brenhanv fire department,
hau obtained the consent of the city
council to Install uniform hose con-
nections and nozzles.
This action was taken at the in-
stance of the state firemen's organ-
isation. with the purpose in view of
having uniform equipment through-
out the state, so that all depart-
ments will be prepared to render ef-
fective service when called to near-
towns and cities.
The city council at the meeting
Monday agreed to pay the salary of
'he chief—$100 per annum. This
has formerly been paid by the fire-
men, who art* now unable to pay it
*h>ce the Maifests are not being
held during the war.
MRS WIUIAM ISAAC TSOMM. ,
Mrs. Willi: tu Isaac Thomas, wife
>1 the Chicago University professor
of sociology, who was found in a
hotel with the young wife of an
American army officer now serving
in France, said he had made a mis-
take She insisted he would be
welcomed back to his home. In
fact, she visited the young woman
ill the case and talked in a mother-
ly fashion to her.
H0USESTARTED
AIRCRAFT PROBE
Funeral Services Held from
Late Residence Tuesday
Afternoon.
MUSIC RECITALS
AT HIGH SCHOOL
High Officials Called To Tes-
tify Before Committee.
(United Press Report)
Washington, May 7 The house
military committee today opened an
Informal inquiry ol Its own into the
aircraft production work, anil be-
gan hearings on the $1,032,000,000
appropriation asked by the war de-
partment for airplanes.
The committee called Secretary
Maker, General March. Director
General Ryan of the aircraft pro-
duction board, General Kenlev,
chief of aeronautics. General Squi-
er. and Col. Deeds, former aircraft
officials into the hearing this morn-
ing.
Three I'robes Develop.
Washington, May 7, Three sep-
arate probes of thi aircraft produc-
tion program are being developed
today. Secretary Raker before the
house military comnittpe was limit-
ed as having declared that the
charges of graft and the failure of
the aircraft program constitute
merely "enemy propaganda" and
asked that he be allowed to outline
next year's program before being
asked about last year's work.
Upon receiving President W 11-
son's letter this morning asking the
department of justice to go into Un-
charges Attorney General Gregory
summoned Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral Todd for a conference.
Storm in the Senate.
Following the publication of the
reiterated charges of Gutzon Rorg-
luti) here today a storm of criticism
and indignation in the senate re-
garding the aircraft situation broke
loose again.
l'X N >D-8A VING I "A >1PAHA
llus'ness Men Unanimously Kndorse
Food Conservation.
Ww. McAdam's Pupils Will
Give Three Interesting
Programs.
Three splendid musical programs
*111 be given at High school audito-
rium Friday and Saturday nights,
*nd Saturday afternoon by the pu-
Wls and choral club of Mrs. Kate
®*'es McAdanv. The mere an-
nouncement that Mrs. McAdam will
live t recital is Lufficient to insure
* crowded house, for her pupils re-
teive the most careful and conscien-
instruction and never fail to
r*fleet credit on their teacher.
The programs will include both
*®cal and piano selections, and
''Wong the participants are some of
'be best local musicians. As is al-
the case with iMrs. McAdam's
***"*18, admission will ge free but
*• offering will be taken for Bed
The public Is cordially to-
*tte«.
Mrs, Laura K Thaxton, aged 72
years, 10 months, and -7 days, died
at her home on Hottr? avenue late
Monday afternoon, folio,ving an ill-
ness of several weeks, her death In
ing due to a complication of pneu-
monia and measles.
Deceased was a native of Wash-
ington county, and hud resided In
Hrentiair. for the past thirty years.
She was born on June 1!:. 1845, dur
ing the days of the 'IVxas Republic,
at the old Tread well home between
Brenham and Chappell Hill. Her
family, the Treadwells. were among
the splendid pioneer settlers that
did so much for the development of
this section of Texas during the ear-
ly days of the Stati-.
For many years Mrs. Thaxton's
health was poor and she remained
closely at home, devoting herself to
her garden, her flowers and house
hold duties. Always a lover of
books, she spent her leisure in
reading and was a great student of
the llible and other serious litera-
ture. A devoted Christian women,
with malty noble qualities and high
ideals of service, she endured much
pain and Buffering without com-
plaining and was at all times an ex-
ample and inspiration to those
around her. Since her youth she
was a faithful member of the llap-
tlst church, but during her last
years ill health prevented her from
attending services regularly.
Surviving children are two daugh-
ters and one son: Miss Relle Than
ton of Itrenham, Mrs Walter S Wll-
lard of Hay City, and Henry Thax-
ton of Waco. She also leaves nine-
teen grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. besides numerous
warm friends, to mourn her death.
Her husband and a daughter, Mrs.
Tom Thomas, died many years ago.
Funeral services were held from
her late residence Tuesday after-
noon, and interment was made at
Prairie l<ea cemetery. Rev. R. K.
Seaboiigh of the First Baptist
church officiated and appropriate
hymns were sung by a selected
choir.
l'allbearers.
Honorary: J, W. Dallas, .(esse
Wallace, W T. Carrington. .1. W.
Farmer. M. A. Healy, H. Gardner.
R. V. Hoffmann, and Win Nlebuhr.
Active Dr. llillie Humes, H.
Weishuhn. Walter Schawe. Henry
Pa hi, Frank Wood, Jr.. B P. Davis,
J. 1. Vanii, J S. Harrison, Irv-
ing Connor, and John Dunlap.
Hoopes Expresses Thanks to
Liberty Loan Workers.
(Special to the Runner-Preen I
Dallas, May (.—The Liberty l.oan
figures today for the Eleventh dis-
trict are $96.m.800.
A mere expression of thinks and
good will to the orgaulzer«. conunit-
tcoman. the prM* and the body of
Liberty laian workers in the Kiev-
eiith Federal Reserve district seems
i inadequate. To point lo our suc-
cess is the finest compliment we
can pay to every co-worker, the ofll-
•rials of this bank are endeavoring
to communicate with all those Llh-
| erty Loan workers whose names are
registered with us,
The main object of this message,
; however, is to congratulate the huge
army of saleainen and helpers —
1 men and women who made the vic-
tory possible.
Our own eftort and those of our
! county organlter would have been
of no avail had It not been for t!»«
| sei vices of those splendid workers,
who. looking not for recognition by
name, went our and actually made
sales.
These people do not need our
thanks, for such patriotic duty is
Its own rewan). We do olter them,
however, an <tor.*(nted recognition
of their effort*.
HOOPES.
Director Federal Reserve Hank.
Commissioner Jack Routt is in
town from Chappell Hill today.
Visitors to Houston.
Messrs. A. A. Hacker and F. L.
Amsler left this morning for Hous-
ton, to attend a meeting of the food
administrators.
mux out commissions
Edward T. Jenison has been ap-
pointed publicity agent for the local
food administration, to have charge
of a newspaper campaign to teach
food saving.
In a few days the Banner-Press
advertisers will begin the campaign,
giving in their advertisements each
day a short sermon on food saving.
The plan was worked out at a re-
cent meeting of the local food ad-
ministration, and the local business
houses, as usual, endorsed the plan
unanimously.
Watch the ads. in the great moral
,1-illv Everv one will contain a
thought on food saving: Ideas that
may be new to many readers, ano
besides there will be other matters
in the ads. that ought to command
,he attention of all war savers,
whether t'-ey belong to a W S S
! ,)r „„t Reference" to tliat foe o
Hbertv an-i democracy. W H«hen-
; ssollern of Berlin are onljHncldental.
THE WEATHER.
! Forecast: Tonight and Wednee-
|d„. partly cloudy: light to moder-
ate southerly wiad*-
Oradonle* from Third Training
School Announced.
(United Preae Report)
The following are Included In the
lists of graduates of the third offi-
cers' training camp at Lcoai Springs,
Texas, made public today:
Hobart H, Dancy. Houston, in-
fautry; Herbert J. Dikehut, Hous-
ton, field artillery; Richard H
Gregg, Bryan, cavalry: Palmer
Hu'cbeson, Houston, field artilleiy;
and Cha«. A. Rtcke, Kagle Past.,
infantry.
POSITIONS OPEN
TRAINED WOMEN
List of Opportunities in War
Work That Are Open.
A brochure, entitled, "Wai Work
of Women in Colleges," Just Issued
by the division on women's war
work of the Committee on Public
Information, contains the follow-
ing:
Opportunities In War Work for
Women.
I At present the ruling of the War
Department state* that relatives of
men in the United States Service
can not obtain passports. For In-
formation concerning passports ap-
ply to Bureau of Citizenship, 142S
New York Avenue, Washington, D.
C.)
Note—The following list 1* sug-
gestive of opportunities for trained
women In war work. Much *tress
has been laid upon Government
work, and relief work under large
organizations. No attempt ha* I teen
made to list opportunities In com-
mercial lines, nor to make a sur-
vey of work that Is primarily local
and volunteer. New openings are
developing rapidly.
AVIATION. The Government Is
not accepting women In aviation,
AMERICANIZATION,—U « u alll 1
volunteer work , except tor experi-
enced workers. Many are needed
| for canvassing and making surveys;
! teachers of English and civics to
* foreigners: speakers before foreign
(Continued on Psfa 4)
Little ^
Americans ^
Do your bit
Eat Corn meal mush-
Oatmeal- Corn flakes-
Hominy, and#rice .with-
milk^ Eatnowheat ^cereals.
| Leave , nothing on your plate*
• STAT|t rOOD AO MIMI
Return* of Election Can-
vasaed; Other Buaineaa.
At a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Brenham,
! held Monday. May S, ISIS, there
! were present Mayor Wm. Lusk, and
1 Aldermen Bowers, Day, Marek,
Schlrmacher and Thiel.
The minutes uf the previous reg-
ular and call meeting* wete read and
approved.
A petition ilgned by Ad. Beel-
hor*t and twelve other citlsen* and
taxpayer* was presented asking that
the *treet south of the H, A T, C.
R R. aud running along said rail.
J road and the property of Tho*. l)wy-
er be kept open, which petition wa*
on .motion duly carried, received and
tiled and urdered spread upon the
minutes of the city council, to-wlt;
Brenham, Ten., April 22. 1918.
Know all men by these presents
that we, the underalgued cllliens
and taxpayers of the city of Bren-
ham do hereby moat urgently re-
quest the city council to see that
the street south of the H. A T. C.
R. R. and running parallel with the
II A. T. C. track and other streets
In this neighborhood be protected
and kept open for use of the public,
as said streets have been used and
worked for the past forty years or
more, and we most strenuously ob-
Ject to having same closed.
(Signed): J. F, Summers, T. S.
Estes, J. W. Earlywlne, Ad, Seel-
horst, Jacob Mankowaky, Frit*
Koeliler, Fred W. Martin, Mrs. M.
Ilelneke, L. Fink, P. S. Hogaits.
Mrs. Emma Itiiland, Mrs. A. Ry-
blcka and C, II, Cnrlislc.
There appeared before the coun-
cil a committee representing the
Chamber of Commerce, consisting
of R E Pennington. Win. Seldel,
Jr.. and O. E Haumgart III regard
lo the handling of the trash In the
business part of and sfler
quite a lengthy discussion It was
moved and carried that the mayor
appoint a committee to confer with
the Chamber of Commerce about
the matter and report al next meet-
ing.
The mayor thereupon appointed
on said com mil tee Aldcrmnn Row-
ers and Marek.
T W Falkenberg, In behalf of
the Itremeu appeared before the
council to obtain for the Are depart-
ment authority to remove one of
our Are apparatus, outside of the
city, III responding to call for aid
from one of our neighbor towns,
and upon motion duly carried the
above authority was granted
Mr. Falkenberg also asked tin1
council lo pay the chief of the tire
dApu rtmelit a yearly salaia of one
hundred dollar* which was on mo-
tion duly carried, granted by the
council.
The monthly reports of I). C.
Giddlngs. treasurer; S. S King,
marshal: H E. Booker, superintend-
ent Water Works: and A. M. Krug,
city secretary for month of April,
1918, were received and on motion
referred to the Finance Committee
At the request of the school board,
the mayor was authorized to bor-
row $3600 for the use of said
school board
On motion duly cnrrled the may-
or ws* authorized to renew the note
of $5000 of C. F. Sommers and to
pay the intere*t on same for one
year.
On motion duly carried the city
secretary w*s instructed to pay the
interest due on note, due on Fire-
men's park and held by Mr*.
Hchlenker.
The mayor stated that thi* wa*
the meeting at which the different
appointments for city officer* were
made, whereupon the mayor made
the following appointment.*, to-wlt:
Mayor pfotem -Alderman 8<shlr-
macher.
Superintendent Water Work* II.
K. Booker.
Policemen—J. R, Nix, J, H, Wil-
linghanv and W. A. Love.
Auto lire truck keeper- R P.
McGrady.
Poundkeeper- W If. Durden,
Engineer—L. M. Beaumler; sal-
ary fixed at $6 per month.
Scavenger—W. 8. Vlnnon.
Fire marshal -J. R. Nix.
Street hand Tom Washington.
School trustees to *erve one year
—R. H. I^enert. B. F. Teague and
W. J, Cox.
Election Judge* 1st ward, P. C.
Frlcke; 2d ward. Hubb Becker; 3d
ward, T P Matchett.
Board of equallaatlon—F. Wer-
ner. Frank Haubelt and P. C.
Frlcke.
On motion duly carried the above
appointments were confirmed by the
council.
Oft motion duly carried Mayor
Lnak wa* elected ex-officio recorder.
On motion duly carried the Bren-
ham Banner Pub. Co. was awarded
the city printing tor tfce ram of
■>
——
(United Press ftsfart)
London, May 7.—-Raiding activities are reported by Field Mar-
shal Hai*. "We captured a few prisoners and thne
tfun.s in successful raids last night near Neuville Vitasae,
miles southeast of Arras," the report said.
»
"Our troops sutured slight casualties. An attempted raid near
Boyelle was repulsed."
London, May 7.—The capture of an American prisoner in the
Ko re fee I engagement southwest of Blamont is claimed in the
night statement from Berlin.
*
Blamont is sixteen miles due east of Luneville.
Haig reporting oil the Australian advance in the neighborhood
of Morlancourt Sunday night said two hundred prisoners were
taken.
Willi the British Annies in France, May 7.-—Allied guns tor
the past twenty-four hours have been steadily strafing the Ger-
mans' back area. This is not conducive to the quick movement
of men and materials across the war-made desert areas around
Nfty°n- . .. a.M t.^4
The infantry lull continues, only raids and petty exploits along
ihe south side being conducted. The terrain is being drenched
with May showers. ^
Amsterdam, May 7.—The Herman press declares the resump-
tion of the western front offensive will be aided by a huge offen-
sive on the Italian front.
"The combined efforts will thus bring about the longed-for
German successes," the papers declared.
New York, May 7.—lOleven members of the crew of the
ship Tyler were killed when the vessel was torpedoed and auak
off the French coast on May 3d, according to word received t»' a»
rine circles.
Paris, May 7.—'"Mutual artillerying on both sides of the Avre"
is reported by the war olllee. eWst of llangard en Santerre,
where the American troops are in line a tieman surprise attack
failed, lxwal operations there resulted in the taking of some
enemy prisoners.
Washington, May 7. -Today's casualty list contained forty-one
names. Four deaths in action; live from disease; two from
wounds, one from other causes, were reported; one missing, fif-
teen wounded severely; thirteen sligbily'
RECRUITING RALLY
AT PRAIRIE HILL
Forty Men Have Enlisted in
New T. N. G. Cavalry.
Captain 8. Newfloid*. ('apt .(lid-
ding* Btone, Me*»r» O. W. Kopn,
W. H Houldln and Kmll Mueller
were the speaker* at a recruiting
rally at Prairie Hill Monday night.
Appeal* were made to the young
men In the audience to enllat In
their country'* service. Three
signed up, and Captain Btone I* ex-
pecting othei. »o come in and en-
llxt during the wetk.
Forty men have enlisted up to
thi* time, and interest In the com-
pany I' awakening, apparently. The
me*flo< at I'ralrle Hill wa* th" flr*t
of a M-rle* of meeting* that will be
held during the ••UMiiing week.
H. C. BUCK SEEKS
CONSTABLE OFFICE
Asks for Re-election to Office
He Now Hokb.
In thi* iwRue appears the an-
nouncement of H. C. Buck who
seek* to *ucceed hlmaelf a* con*U-
ble of precinct No, 1, an ofllce lie
ha* filled during the paat two year*
to the entire aatlafaction of hi* con-
stituents.
Mr. Buck Is well known here, and
nolleIta the vote and support of the
voters of his precinct. The an-
is made rabjeet to Ik*
of Ow
U. S. CHALLENGES
BLOCKADE OF SWISS
American Minister Sends
Note to Swiss Government
(United fuss Mtortl
Washington. May 7.—Pleasant
Htovall, American minister to Swita-
erlaud, ha* *ent a nots to tha iwlsa
government declaring the United,
State* challenge* Germany's alleged
blockade of Bwltsarlssd.
NKtlMO HAH KKJjAJtW
Henry Wton Will Ba »wt to Anstto
for Treats***.
Henry Winn, old-time darkey, tor
many yesra the personsl hody-ser-
vant of the Iste Col. D. C. OlddlBgs,
ha* had a relapse, sad will be SSlI,
to Au»tln tor treatment st the to-
sane aaylum.
Winn suffered a mental break-
down some time ago, and was *9-
purt*oMy rioo*irod. H# If
80 year* old, and is one of the bast
colored citlsen* of the county.
HAPPY HtJBTlJSM *UtKT
War Saving* Bodety torito. War
Saver* To
-The Happy Hustlers," • ear fat-
ing* society recently organised.
meet tonight at
Members of the i
tive members, are
the nwetlng.
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